Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, an all-new animated series from Lucasfilm Animation, will premiere on Disney+ April 6th. Two episodes will premiere each week, with the final two airing on the ultimate Star Wars holiday, May the 4th.

Set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this new adventure finds Maul plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who could be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.

The series is created by Dave Filoni, based on Star Wars and characters created by George Lucas. The series is developed by Dave Filoni and Matt Michnovetz. Brad Rau is supervising director. The executive producers are Dave Filoni, Athena Yvette Portillo, Matt Michnovetz, Brad Rau, Carrie Beck, and Josh Rimes. Alex Spotswood is the co-executive producer.

The voice cast includes Sam Witwer as Maul, Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara, Golden Globe winner Wagner Moura as Brander Lawson, Richard Ayoade as Two-Boots, Dennis Haysbert as Master Eeko-Dio-Daki, Chris Diamantopoulos as Looti Vario, Charlie Bushnell as Rylee Lawson, Vanessa Marshall as Rook Kast, David C. Collins as Spybot, A.J. LoCascio as Marrok, and Steve Blum as Icarus.

A teaser trailer can be viewed here.

Darth Maul first appeared in the prequel film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) portrayed by Ray Park, and has since become a celebrated character in the Star Wars Universe. He returned in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014; 2020) and Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), as well as the standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

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